Ross takes home British comedy award

Jonathan Ross has won a British Comedy Award for the first time in 13 years hosting the ceremony.

The chat show host has been nominated many times, but this is the first year he has taken away one of the prestigious gongs.

On winning the comedy entertainment award, he said: "What took you so long?"

Also at the awards, Jimmy Perry and David Croft won the lifetime achievement award for writing and producing a string of TV classics including Dad's Army, Hi-de-Hi! and It Ain't Half Hot Mum

The full list of winners in what was a generally predictable year is:

British Comedy Awards: Previous winners

Published: 11 Dec 2003